Back when I was an evangelical Christian, I sometimes asked myself, "If I were wrong, would I want to know?" My answer was always yes, which is what most people would say, but it's not that simple. Oftentimes we think we want to know if we're wrong, but when we learn the truth we … [Read more...]

I want to let my readers know that I'm taking a temporary hiatus (sort of). Southern Skeptic is not my full-time job, and I'm a stay-at-home dad with one son and another son on the way, so I don't have a lot of spare time.
If I worked a regular 9-5 job, I would probably still … [Read more...]

The Matrix is one of my favorite movies of all time. I just rewatched it recently, but this time I noticed something I hadn't thought about before: Neo waking up from the matrix is a great analogy for a theist waking up from religion.
Of course, it all depends on one's … [Read more...]

As I wrote about in my last post, one of the main areas of disagreement between Christians and atheists is whether there is evidence for Christianity.
If you're a Christian, the evidence for God probably seems pretty obvious: Just look around! The stars, the planets, life... … [Read more...]

I've noticed many Christians use circular reasoning when explaining why they believe what they do. They go from evidence to faith to evidence again. I've spoken to many Christians in person and online, and this is generally how it goes:
When I ask why they believe Christianity … [Read more...]

Back when I was still a Bible-thumping, church-going, evangelical Christian, I used to have little moments of doubt. One time it happened while I was sitting in church listening to my pastor preach about obedience. He briefly mentioned the serpent that spoke to Eve and tempted … [Read more...]

After being a die hard Southern Baptist Christian for a couple of years, I innocently started asking a few questions. If we're born sinful, why is it our fault for being sinners? If people have free will, why should we pray for their salvation? If God is just, why does he send … [Read more...]

When I was a teenager, one of my favorite TV shows was The X-Files. It's about two FBI agents who investigate reports of mysterious phenomena such as ghosts and extra terrestrials. Fox Mulder tends to believe these phenomena are real, but his partner Dana Scully is a skeptic who … [Read more...]

My name is Matt and I'm a skeptic living in the southern United States. I come from an evangelical Christian family and I'm the first in my family to completely reject religion.
I have a lovely wife who is also my best friend and a one-year-old son who is the light of my life. … [Read more...]